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Licensed daycares in 28786Waynesville, NC

There are 11 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 28786 — 9 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 208 violations across 118 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.76 violations per inspection, which is below the Waynesville average of 3.86.

One provider has a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is supervision (208 citations). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from North Carolina's child care licensing agency and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 11 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Robin's Nest Child Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 10 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 21 Delia Wells Drive · Last inspected May 1, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

1 provider. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Tender Treasures

Family day home · Capacity 10 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 147 Rigdon Lane · Last inspected May 27, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

9 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Eagle's Nest Early Learning Center And Preschool

Center · Capacity 70 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1358 Sulphur Springs Road · Last inspected Jan 6, 2026

39 violationsActive
First Baptist Children's Center

Center · Capacity 79 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 100 S Main ST · Last inspected Jun 12, 2026

37 violationsActive
Great Start Child Development Center

Center · Capacity 34 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 39 Putnam Street · Last inspected May 14, 2026

25 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 28786

Supervision is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by inspection follow-up. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

2

Can I see your most recent inspection report and what you changed afterward?

A note on North Carolina records

North Carolina does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. North Carolina does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from North Carolina's child care licensing agency on Jul 9, 2026. Source records · Report an error